Elder Scrolls Online Hit by Duping Bug

The announcement happened early this morning, as Gina Bruno, assistant community manager for Elder Scrolls Online, put up a public notice on the MMO's forums. "Guild bank functionality has been temporarily disabled on the North American and European megaservers," Bruno wrote. "We will notify you when it has been turned back on."

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The guild bank closings are happening because of a reported widespread duping bug, which purportedly lets users duplicate materials in their bank. According to Reddit user Mistress-Rarity, the bug is so simple that Elder Scrolls Online players could do it accidentally. The bank exploit apparently makes money and items worthless, since anyone could have just replicated them.

Patch 1.04 for Elder Scrolls Online features an update that will change "the functionality of auto-stacking in guild banks," according to ZeniMax. "You will now have to stack items in your inventory before placing them in the guild bank." But the studio hasn't announced any timetable for when guild bank functionality will be restored for European and North American users.